Mr. Agar Wynne, M.L.A., and Mr. Norman Bayles, M.L.A., were the guests of Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Helen Munro Ferguson at dinner ...
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Article : 303 wordsGeneral Louis Botha, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, who only returned a few weeks ago from the Peace Conference, died at Pretoria. He was 56 years ...
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Article : 15 wordsThe revenue of the Railways department for the week ended August 21 was £143,665, as compared with £84,731 for the corresponding week of last year. This increase ...
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Article : 95 wordsJohn Cheadle Movie, of [?] East. farmer, who died on May 29, left by will dated September 26. 1914, real estate valued at £2,592 and personal property valued at £1.046 to his widow. ...
Article : 148 wordsGeneral Botha, whose death is reported, was among the foremost statesmen of the British Empire. Nineteen years ago he was our enemy—a brave ...
Article : 2,545 wordsNearly 1,000 soldiers will disembark at Port Melbourne to-day, From the Burma about 300 will land at noon, and from the Persic about 700 will disembark at 2 p.m. ...
Article : 146 wordsAs late as 1914 the silver in a half crown was worth only about l1d. At that time the price of the metal was 1/11 per oz., and from an ounce of metal silver is coined ...
Article : 295 wordsLord Jellicoe's report is understood to follow in many details the report furnished to the Commonwealth Government by Admiral Henderson in March, 1911. Admiral ...
Article : 474 wordsWhen about to leave the Commonwealth Bank in Collins street at 11 o'clock yesterday morning Edwin Knight, a labourer, collapsed suddenly near the counter as the ...
Article : 284 wordsThe closing times shown hereunder are for Elizabeth street P.O. Mails close at the G.P.O. twenty minutes later, unless otherwise stated. Late fees at G.P.O. and Elizabeth street as follows:—New ...
Article : 647 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. M. Morton urged the Premier to make representations to the Federal authorities that the request of the ...
Article : 116 wordsFurther debate took place in committee in the Senate yesterday on the Commercial Activities Bill, and progress was reported. Senator Lynch (Nat., W.A.) proposed that ...
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Article : 98 wordsDuring a festive gathering of ratepayers in the Richmond Town Hall last night, following the municipal elections, a storm broke out when Mr. Cotter, M.L.A., ...
Article : 322 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The ballot of members of the Milk and Ice Carters' and Dairymen's Employees' Union, ordered by the Department of Labour and Industry, has ...
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Article : 55 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. Ryan) returned to Brisbane to-night. Referring to his case against "The ...
Article : 81 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Both Sydney morning newspapers, the "Herald" and "Telegraph," are increasing the price to 1½d. per issue from September 1. ...
Article : 26 wordsA welcome home, fire to all members, will be held in the Ma[?] Hall, 25 Collins street, Melbourne, on Friday evening. September 26 (Show Week). An invitation is extended by the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 29 Aug 1919, Page 6
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